Supports for Permanency Caseload by Age Group, Alberta 10-Year History

Children and youth receiving post-intervention financial support through Alberta's Supports for Permanency (SFP) Program are tracked in this dataset. It provides the average monthly number of recipients categorized by age groups (0-5, 6-12, 13-15, 16-17 years old) with historical information dating back ten years. The data is published by the Government of Alberta on the open_canada platform.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in post-intervention support caseloads based on the ten-year historical data
• Compare program uptake across different child age groups (0-5, 6-12, 13-15, 16-17)
• Monitor the average monthly number of children and youth receiving SFP financial support
• Assess the scale and demographic distribution of the Supports for Permanency Program

Strengths

• Historical data spans ten years, providing a longitudinal view
• Data is disaggregated into four specific age groups (0-5, 6-12, 13-15, 16-17)
• Data is available in multiple formats (Excel, CSV, HTML) and includes a data dictionary

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to open_canada, being specific to Alberta

Provenance

Source

Government of Alberta

Collection Method

Likely compiled from administrative records of the Supports for Permanency Program.

Time Range

Historical information dating back ten years.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 14:47:33.332447; freshness should be verified

Geography

Province of Alberta, Canada.